Jewellery Inventory Management Roles & Responsibilities
- Stock & Asset Tracking: Record every item from procurement to final sale, tracking unique attributes like gold/silver purity (karats), metal weight, gemstone certifications, and crafting labor. [1]
- Barcoding & Tagging: Implement barcode, RFID, or specialized serial tags (JewelMate, TradeGecko) on each piece to monitor real-time stock movement across showrooms or repair workshops. [1, 2]
- Physical Stock Audits: Conduct regular cycle counts and daily vault/showroom reconciliations to prevent theft, loss, and stock discrepancies. [1, 2]
- Consignment & Vendor Management: Separate owned inventory from vendor-supplied consignment stock and manage replenishment orders before items hit low-stock thresholds. [1]
- Turnover & Dead Stock Analysis: Monitor inventory turnover rates to flag slow-moving or outdated designs that have remained unsold past target windows (typically 12 months). [1]Role & responsibilities
Jewellery expirence will be an advantage
Preferred candidate profile
- Cost Accounting & Pricing: Calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) by factoring in fluctuating daily bullion market rates, gemstone valuation, labor charges, and manufacturing wastage. [1, 2]
- Bookkeeping & Reconciliations: Reconcile daily cash, card, and digital payment receipts with POS billing systems and general ledgers on a weekly basis. [1]
- Taxation & Compliance: Handle regional sales taxes (such as GST or VAT), import/export duties on rough or polished stones, anti-money laundering (AML) records, and artisan/staff payroll. [1, 2]
- Financial Reporting & Internal Controls: Generate profit-margin reports, manage accounts payable/receivable with bullion and stone vendors, and advise management on cash flow optimization using specialized jewellery ERP software